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August 14, 2009 by graham
Stepping off the dock… a bit
The awesome (and amazingly-bearded) Zack Arias blogged today about "stepping off the dock," taking that first step into the unknown, making the first strides towards being a (semi-)professional photographer. On Saturday (if weather permits, and it looks like it will) I’m going to take that first step. Dip a toe in the water, if you [...]Archive
July 24, 2009 by graham
Cool things I did today
Reviewed the first community contribution to Launchpad, from the omnipresent William Grant. And it was awesome, and it was fun. I think I’m going to like this open source malarkey.Archive
December 22, 2008 by graham
Why Ubuntu matters
Jono Bacon posted a challenge of sorts to members of the Ubuntu community recently, which was this: If you have a blog or use Twitter or identi.ca, I would like to ask you to take five minutes to write down why Ubuntu is important to you, and what aspect of our ethos attracts you and [...]Archive
December 18, 2008 by graham
Squeeze The LIME
I’ve been getting more and more serious about this photography lark for quite a while now, and one of the sites that I’ve been enjoying most is that of Belgian pro photographer Bert Stephani, particularly his video series Confessions of a Photographer. Today, Bert and his friend Pieter Van Impe have announced their new project [...]Archive
August 8, 2008 by graham
Bauble
The great range of apps that we see hosted in Launchpad never ceases to amaze me. Take Bauble for example: Bauble is a biodiversity collection manager. It is intended to be used by botanic gardens, herbaria, arboreta, etc. to manage their collection information. It is a open, free, cross-platform alternative to BG-Base and similiar software. [...]Archive
May 24, 2008 by graham
The age of Aquarius
Graham Binns posted a photo: Three hundred and sixty-odd days of 2008, day 144 The astronomical clock in the Old Town Square, Prague.Archive
May 11, 2008 by graham